Yosl Bergner 'The Message, from The Kimberley Album' nudes

Yosl Bergner 'The Message, from The Kimberley Album' nudesThe story behind this work is stranger than fiction. It begins in 1933 when Yiddish poet, playwright, essayist and activist Melech Ravitch (a pseudonym for Zekharye Khone Bergner) left Europe in search of a new home for Europes increasingly threatened Jewish population. He arrived in Australia with the fantasy that among the Kimberleys lied the Promised Land for his people. Decades later his son, the acclaimed artist Yosl Bergner, memorialised this

Signed: Signed with initials CB

requiring careful consideration

Millowick's work is steeped in a deep understanding of the technical

he turns his attention to a turkey

for both blue and green editions

his work continues and evolves pop art

Merrett captures a dazzle of Zebras

poetic work by one of Australia's most celebrated artists

It is cast in rich blues

engrossing effect

a victim to its own swelling instincts

Image Size: 120 x 54 cm